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For problems 1-5 rewrite them vertically in your notebook. Then solve the problems.

4.08- 2.12

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To solve the problem \( 4.08 - 2.12 \), you would write it vertically as follows:

  4.08
- 2.12
_______

Now, subtract the numbers starting from the rightmost column:

  1. Hundredths place: \( 8 - 2 = 6 \)
  2. Tenths place: \( 0 - 1 \) cannot be done without borrowing. So, we borrow 1 from the units place (making it 3), turning the 0 into 10. Now, \( 10 - 1 = 9 \).
  3. Units place: \( 3 - 2 = 1 \)

Putting it all together, the final answer is:

  4.08
- 2.12
_______
  1.96

So, \( 4.08 - 2.12 = 1.96 \).